Respectfully labeled as one of the hardest working actors in Hollywood,
SAUMEL L.JACKSON is an undisputed star as demonstrated in the
fact that his films have grossed the most money in box office sales than any
other actor in the history of filmmaking.

Jackson made an indelible mark on American cinema with his portrayal of
Jules, the philosophizing hitman, in Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction. In
addition to unanimous critical acclaim for his performance, he received Academy
Award and Golden Globe nominations as Best Supporting Actor, as well as a Best
Supporting Actor award from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.

In 2014, he will star as Pat Novak in Jose Padilha's RoboCop. The film, a
remake of the 1987's classic, also stars Joel Kinnaman, Abbie Cornish, Gary
Oldman and Michael Keaton. Jackson will also reprise his role as Nick Fury in
both Marvel's Captain America: The Winter Soldier, set to release early 2014,
and The Avengers: Age of Ultron, which will begin production early next year.

In 2012, Jackson also starred in The Avengers, which is part of his 9-picture
deal with Marvel Studios. The highly anticipated film opened on May 4, 2012 to a
record shattering $200 million opening weekend and has grossed $1.51 billion
worldwide.

Jackson recently made his Broadway debut at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theater in
Katori Hall's The Mountaintop, co-starring Angela Bassett and directed by Kenny
Leon. The Mountaintop is set on the eve of the assassination of civil rights
leader Martin Luther King Jr., whom Jackson portrays.

Jackson was seen in HBO's The Sunset Limited, an adaptation of Cormac
McCarthy's play. Tommy Lee Jones co-starred and directed the telefilm.

In September 2010, Jackson played P.K. Highsmith in Columbia Pictures' The
Other Guys. Additionally, Jackson co-starred in the indie drama, Mother and
Child, directed by Rodrigo Garcia. He received an Image Award and an Independent
Spirit Award nomination for his work. Jackson was also seen in Marvel's Iron Man
2 as Nick Fury, after making a surprise cameo appearance in Iron Man in 2008. He
reprised the role in Captain America in the summer of 2011.

Jackson's career began onstage upon his graduation from Morehouse College in
Atlanta with a degree in dramatic arts. Among the plays were Home, A Soldier's
Play, Sally/Prince, and The District Line. He also originated roles in two of
August Wilson's plays at Yale Repertory Theatre. For the New York Shakespeare
Festival, Jackson appeared in Mother Courage and Her Children, Spell #7, and The
Mighty Gents.

In 2008, Jackson's films included the Neil LaBute thriller, Lakeview Terrace,
which premiered at the Deauville Film Festival, followed by the Dimension
Studios comedy Soul Men, alongside the late Bernie Mac, and the Frank Miller
action drama The Spirit, in which he portrayed the nemesis, Octopus. Also in
2008, Jackson starred in the Doug Liman directed sci-fi, action film, Jumper for
20th Century Fox.

In 2007, Jackson had a starring role in the acclaimed drama Resurrecting the
Champ, and a co-starring role in the very successful horror film for the
Weinstein Co., 1408, based on the Stephen King novel. Earlier that year, Jackson
starred in the Craig Brewer film Black Snake Moan, and Irwin Winkler's MGM war
drama Home of the Brave.

In 2006, Jackson starred in the cult classic film Snakes on a Plane, directed
by David Ellis. Jackson also starred opposite Julianne Moore in Revolution
Studio's Freedomland, directed by Joe Roth, based on the best-selling novel of
the same name. He also appeared as Agent Derrick Vann in New Line's The Man,
opposite Eugene Levy.

In early 2005, Jackson topped the opening weekend box office charts with the
success of the Paramount Pictures film, Coach Carter. Jackson portrayed
real-life high school basketball coach, Ken Carter, a dedicated role model and
advocate for students succeeding in the classroom as well as on the basketball
court. Coach Carter was screened as the opening night film of the prestigious
Palm Springs Film Festival. Jackson received the Career Achievement Award for
Acting from the Festival.

Jackson also starred in the indie film opposite Juliette Binoche in the Sony
Classics, In My Country, based on the best-selling novel, Country of My Skull,
by South African writer, Antije Krog. Jackson portrayed an American reporter
coping with the aftermath of apartheid as his newspaper assigns him to cover the
Truth and Reconciliation Trials, established by Archbishop Desmond Tutu. In My
Country was directed by John Boorman and produced by Bob Chartoff and Mike
Medavoy.

In 2005, Jackson reprised his role as Agent Augustus Gibbons in XXX: State of
the Union, and as Mace Windu in Star Wars: Episode III - The Revenge of the Sith.
To no one's surprise, the film made an incredible impact at the box office,
breaking numerous opening day records.

In 2004, Jackson "appeared" as the character Frozone in the Disney animated
action-adventure film, The Incredibles, which was released to record box office
results. The film was directed and written by Brad Bird and earned a Golden
Globe nomination for Best Picture, as well as two Academy Award nominations.

In 2003, Jackson starred in S.W.A.T for Columbia TriStar. Directed by Clark
Johnson, the film is about an arrested drug kingpin who is transported by a Los
Angeles Police Department S.W.A.T. team and led out of the city and into Federal
custody. Plans go awry when the kingpin offers $100 million to anyone who can
free him. Colin Farrell and Michelle Rodriguez are also in the film.

In 2002, Jackson starred with Ben Affleck in the box office and critical
success, Paramount's Changing Lanes. Jackson delivered an intense yet
sympathetic performance of a father who was down on his luck, but intent on
getting even with the man that wronged him. Also in 2002, Jackson starred and
executive produced the Sony/Screen Gems film Formula 51, with Robert Carlyle;
co-starred in the sci-fi thriller, XXX; and reprised his role as Mace Windu in
the second installment of George Lucas' Stars Wars Episode II: Attack of the
Clones.

In 2001, Jackson starred in Jersey Franchise/Universal's Caveman's Valentine.
Directed by Kasi Lemmons, the film followed the story of a homeless man in New
York City who discovered a murder. Jackson also served as an executive producer
on the project, which was the most successful independent film of the year. This
was Jackson's second project with Kasi Lemmons, with the first being the
applauded, Eve's Bayou, which he also produced in 1997.

Also in 2000, Jackson starred in John Singleton's Shaft in the title role
opposite Christian Bale and Vanessa Williams. Jackson also starred in
Paramount's courtroom drama Rules of Engagement where he played Col. Terry
Childers, a military officer on trial for ordering his soldiers to open fire on
civilians. Directed by William Friedkin, the film co-starred Tommy Lee Jones.
Both Shaft and Rules of Engagement were screened at the 2000 Deauville Film
Festival, where Jackson was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award.

In 1999, Jackson starred in Warner Bros. Deep Blue Sea for director Renny
Harlin. Jackson also made a cameo appearance in George Lucas' highly successful
and popular Star Wars Episode One: The Phantom Menace. In 1998, Jackson also
starred in The Negotiator, and in Francois Girard's The Red Violin.

In 1997, Jackson starred in Jackie Brown, his second film with director
Quentin Tarantino. For the latter he received a Golden Globe nomination, and the
Silver Bear Award for Best Actor in a Comedy at the Berlin Film Festival. Later
that year he starred in 187.

Jackson starred opposite Sandra Bullock, Matthew McConaughey and Kevin Spacey
in Joel Schumacher's 1996 film A Time to Kill, an adaptation of the famous John
Grisham novel. For his performance Jackson received a Golden Globe nomination
and an NAACP Image Award. He also starred opposite Bruce Willis in Die Hard with
a Vengeance, the top-grossing movie internationally in 1995.

In 1991, Jackson made movie history with his portrayal of a crack addict in
Spike Lee's Jungle Fever when he was awarded the first and only Best Supporting
Performance Award ever given by the judges at the Cannes Film Festival. He also
won the New York Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor for that
performance.

His other film credits include Twisted, Sphere, The Long Kiss Goodnight, Hard
Eight, Kiss of Death, Losing Isaiah and Amos and Andrew. Additional film credits
include: Ragtime, Sea of Love, Coming to America, Ray, Do the Right Thing,
School Daze, Mo' Better Blues, Goodfellas, Strictly Business, White Sands,
Patriot Games, Jumpin' at the Boneyard, Father and Sons, Juice, Fresh and True
Romance.

On the small screen, Jackson served as Executive Producer for Spike TV's
animated series Afro Samurai, which premiered in 2007 and returned for a third
season in January 2009. The series received an Emmy Award nomination for
Outstanding Animated Program from the Television Academy of Arts and Sciences.
The first edition of the video game launched in February 2009 and a film version
of Afro Samurai is in development with the Indomina Group, with Jackson as one
of the producers.

On television, in addition to The Sunset Limited, Jackson starred in John
Frankenheimer's Emmy Award-winning Against the Wall for HBO. His performance
earned him a Cable Ace nomination as Best Supporting Actor in a Movie or
Miniseries, as well as a Golden Globe nomination.